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Day 3 round-up: Little-known and batting with the tail, Akshay Karnewar struck his maiden first-class century to hand Vidarbha a crucial 95-run first-innings lead before Rest of India, riding on a fighting partnership, erased the deficit in the Irani Cup in Nagpur on Thursday. With Ajinkya Rahane (25) and Hanuma Vihari (40) walking back unbeaten at stumps, the third day’s play ended on an even keel. The hosts, who resumed the day on 245 for six, ended their first innings at 425, courtesy Karnewar’s unbeaten knock of 102 off 133 balls. The hosts had bowled Rest of India out for 330 in their first essay. First-innings centurion Vihari then showed defiance and added 56 runs for the third wicket with skipper Ajinkya Rahane, which helped the visitors wipe off the deficit and finish the day seven runs ahead at 102 for two on a deteriorating pitch at the VCA Stadium.Follow live updates from Day 4 of the Irani Cup match here -
16:50 hrs IST
Stumps!
Vidarbha (37/1) need 243 runs to win on the final day of the match as Taide and Sanjay take them home without anymore wickets on the day. Ankit Rajpoot removed Faiz Fazal in the first overs of the fourth innings and that was the only breakthrough for them on the penultimate day.
16:20 hrs IST
Partnership building
Taide and Sanjay have done well to hold the innings together after the fall of a big wicket in skipper Faiz Fazal. These two will now have to see the day through without any further hiccups.
15:50 hrs IST
Fazal goes for a duck
Ankit Rajpoot gets the first breakthrough for Rest of India in the first over itself. He bowls out the captain Faiz Fazal for a duck. Vidarbha: 0/1.
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15:44 hrs IST
Sanjay Raghunath and Faiz Fazal start Vidarbha’s chase
With ROI declaring with a lead of 279 runs, the match is back in the balance. Rahane’s only way of winning was to ensure that his team has enough time to dismiss Vidarbha’s team since they have an advantage with the first innings lead.
15:34 hrs IST
ROI declare at 374/3
After an aggressive innings of 61 runs from 52 balls by Shreyas Iyer, ROI captain Ajinkya Rahane feels that a lead of 279 runs is enough for his team. They declare at 374/3. Vihari remained unbeaten on 180.
End Innings: Rest of India - 374/3 dec in 106.6 overs (G H Vihari 180 off 298, Shreyas Iyer 61 off 52) @Paytm #IraniCup #VIDvROI
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 15, 2019
15:18 hrs IST
Shreyas Iyer scores quick-fire fifty
Shreyas Iyer has played the perfect innings for the Rest of India so far. He brings up his fifty in just 45 balls. He has struck five fours and three sixes. Rest of India’s lead goes past 250.
14:41 hrs IST
Rest of India take tea at 298/3
The Rest of India are in a very good position with a lead of 203 runs. However, they have to start batting at a quicker rate since they will at least need an entire day’s play to bowl out Vidarbha.
14:27 hrs IST
Vihari scores 150
Hanuma Vihari is going from strength to strength, now, he brings up his 150. The Rest of India’s lead moves to 196 runs. If Shreyas Iyer can string a big partnership with Vihari, then Rest of India will be able to collect a very commendable lead.
G H Vihari 151 runs in 275 balls (19x4, 2x6) Rest of India 291/3 @Paytm #IraniCup #VIDvROI Scorecard:https://t.co/nzIFXjuHhN
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14:14 hrs IST
Umpire Nandan hit on the head
A fielder at long-on throws the ball and unfortunately it hits Nandan’s head. The physios run onto the field to help Nandan. The umpire takes some time to check the gravity of the situation and then decides to stay on the field.
14:00 hrs IST
Rahane falls on 87
Ajinkya Rahane couldn’t hold back as he went for a lofted shot against Sarwate. The bowl spun away from him and he was out stumped for 87. It was a wonderful opportunity for him to score a first-class century, but Rahane misses out once again. Rest of India’s lead moves to 181 runs.
WICKET! Over: 92.2 Ajinkya Rahane 87(232) st A V Wadkar b A A Sarvate, Rest of India 275/3 @Paytm #IraniCup #VIDvROI
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13:10 hrs IST
Rahane on the attack
Ajinkya Rahane hits successive boundaries off Sarwate and with that he moves into his 80. Rahane and Vihari have put ROI on top but a wicket here might change the match for Vidarbha.
12:44 hrs IST
Vihari and Rahane resume ROI’s innings after Lunch
It seems like it’s going to be another long session in the field for Vidarbha. Rahane and Vihari are watching the ball very well and making good shot selections.
11:59 hrs IST
Century for Vihari
Vihari scores a century in each innings in this match! The Andhra batsman has batted very positively throughout his innings and with the help of Rahane, he has taken Rest of India to a very good position. They lead by 117 runs at the moment. ROI take lunch at 212/2.
Lunch break: Rest of India - 212/2 in 73.5 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 74 off 186, G H Vihari 101 off 197) @Paytm #IraniCup #VIDvROI
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 15, 2019
Back to back tons for @Hanumavihari. Getting the run registers ringing and how! 👏👏👏 #IraniCup #ROIvVID pic.twitter.com/Q9pjezMlTd
— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 15, 2019
11:42 hrs IST
Vihari nears century
Rahane and Vihari have strung a beautiful partnership of 159 runs so far. With Vihari nearing another century, Rest of India’s lead has gone up to 110 runs.
10:27 hrs IST
Rahane scores fifty
Ajinkya Rahane guides a delivery from Sarwate to fine leg and brings up his half-century. The Mumbai batsman has batted with a lot of grit and determination. He’s on course for a big score in this match.
Rest of India’s lead moves to 51 runs.
10:07 hrs IST
Vihari scores fifty
Hanuma Vihari directs a Yash Thakur delivery to fine-leg and brings up his half-century. Vihari scored a century in the first innings and now he has backed that up with a gritty century. Will he get a century in each innings?
The Rest of India take their lead to 37 runs.
09:32 hrs IST
Vihari hits a four in the first over of the day
Vihari clips the delivery off Sarwate for a boundary in the first over of the day. The Andhra batsman moves to 44 as Rest of India’s lead goes up to 12 runs.
09:15 hrs IST
Hello and welcome
A very warm welcome to the live blog of the day 4 of the Irani Cup match between Vidarbha and Rest of India. The Rest of India are seven runs ahead with eight wickets in hand at the moment. They will need experienced batsmen Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari to string a huge partnership on Day 4.We will get you all the updates from the day’s play here.
